Baby Boy!
Eli and Rochel (nee New) Deitsch (Crown Heights)
Netherlands Shliach’s Home Attacked
The home of Head Shliach and Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands, Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs, was attacked with stones by unidentified assailants early this morning. It was the second attack on his home in under a week.
IDF Soldiers Treated to Concert and BBQ
Yesterday evening, a group of Lubavitchers from the United States organized a concert and barbecue for hundreds of Israeli soldiers stationed near the Gaza strip.
More Lost-Luggage Tefilin Found
Rabbi Laibel Berkowitz, Shliach to Huntsville, Alabama, was intrigued and moved to read about the Jewish man from Florida who found 7 pairs of Tefilin for sale at a lost-luggage clearance shop in Scottsboro, Alabama – all of which were subsequently returned to their owners.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Devorah Nates, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Devorah (Dawn) Nates of Johannesburg, South Africa. She passed away Monday Night, Shivah Asar B’Tammuz, at the age of 66, after a 2-year battle with an illness.
CTeen Doubles Its Numbers at Europe Shabbaton
How do you run a shabbaton for 200 teens from twelve cities without a common language? “Shabbat across Europe”, CTeen’s second annual European shabbaton, proved that geon Yaakov and friendship run much deeper than language and mentality barriers.
Rebbe: Tznius Brings About Protection of Israel
At a recent Shiur, Crown Heights Mashpia Rabbi Michoel Seligson quoted a Sicha of the Rebbe, in which he says that women observing the laws of Tznius protect the Jewish people in the land of Israel from harm. Some of those present asked Rabbi Seligson for the source of this Sicha, which he provided, and sent it to us as well to share with the broader Chabad community.
Photos: Russian Chief Rabbinate Has New Headquarters
A magnificent new building which will house the offices of Russia’s Chief Rabbinate, headed by Rabbi Berel Lazar, was dedicated in Moscow.
Video: Jewish Man Maced by NYPD Cop
A New York City police officer repeatedly tries to arrest a Chasidic motorist in Brooklyn, but the man refuses to exit the vehicle. The officer then sprays the man with mace and handcuffs him.
Videos: ‘Shark Tank’ Comes to Crown Heights
What’s the next big idea coming out of Crown Heights? Last month, on June 18th, members of the Crown Heights Jewish community had the chance to pitch their start-up ventures to a panel of experienced entrepreneurs in CHYE’s second annual “shark-tank” style event.
Info to Be Menachem Avel R’ Dov Sternbach
Rabbi Dov Sternbach is sitting Shiva after the passing of his father, R’ Avrohom, OBM, at 1563 Carroll St. [between Troy and Schenectady Aves.] until Sunday morning. Shachris – 7:00 (Sunday – 8:00); Mincha – 8:10 (Friday – 5:00); Maariv – […]
Op-Ed: The Case for Areivim
Areivim is a non-profit “life insurance” organization that has been steadily growing in popularity within the Orthodox-Jewish community these past few years. Though it is the source of much controversy, I believe that much of its opposition stems from a lack of understanding about how it works and why, which I will endeavor to explain in this op-ed.
New Engagement!
Yisroel Kirsh (Crown Heights) Chaya Mushka Golomb (Crown Heights)
L’chaim tonight, Wednesday, at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Video: Non-Kosher Deeds in Kosher Food Warehouse
A shocking video has been causing a stir on social media, showing a worker in a Brooklyn kosher food warehouse who was hired to switch the expiration dates on packages of soon-to-expire goods and repackage them for sale.
Photos: ‘Bog War’ at CGI-Parksville
Campers and staff at Gan Yisroel-Parksville were split into three teams for ‘Bog War,’ the first month of camp’s version of color war.
In Face of Anti-Semitism, French Jews Deepen Identity
In the latest of anti-Jewish activity in France, protestors attempted to storm two synagogues in Paris on Sunday. The country’s growing Muslim population—now estimated by some at about 6.5 million, representing roughly 10% of its population—is raising the worrisome specter that France is slowly becoming a Muslim stronghold, threatening the French way of life. It has already become conspicuously inhospitable to France’s long-time Jewish population, causing many Jews with deep roots in France to emigrate after feeling increasingly vulnerable.
